| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
302 pages ; 22 cm |
| Note |
"A Tom Doherty Associates book"--Title page verso. |
| Summary |
Charlie isn't a hero--she's a survivor, always wrestling with the demons from her past. Arriving home one night, she finds herself attacked by three monstrous skinhounds straight out of a nightmare. Just when she's about to give up hope, she is saved by a sinister Man in Black, dressed in a dark coat that seems to have a life of its own and wielding a black-bladed sword in his red right hand. In exchange for her rescue, the Man in Black, a diabolical elder god, demands her service as his Acolyte and her involvement in a dark magick she never knew she possessed. To ensure her obedience, he takes her best friend Daniel hostage. As Acolyte, Charlie must help track down and destroy the other elder gods, which the Man in Black says will save humanity from being devoured. But is the Man in Black truly the lesser of two evils? Or is he a menace more treacherous than the eldritch horrors she's battling in his name? |
| Subject |
Gods -- Fiction.
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Extortion -- Fiction.
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Hostages -- Fiction.
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Imaginary wars and battles -- Fiction.
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Good and evil -- Fiction.
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Magic -- Fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
Fantasy fiction.
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Horror fiction.
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| ISBN |
0765382482 |
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9780765382481 |
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